B. Douglas Bernheim
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6072
Tel: 650/725-8732
Fax: 650/725-5702
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WWW: http://www.stanford.edu/~bernheim/
NBER Program Affiliations:
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NBER Affiliation: Research Associate
Institutional Affiliation: Stanford University
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NBER Working Papers and Publications
| July 2019 | Projective Paternalism
with Sandro Ambuehl, Axel Ockenfels: w26119
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| November 2018 | When Fair Isn't Fair: Understanding Choice Reversals Involving Social Preferences
with James Andreoni, Deniz Aydin, Blake Barton, Jeffrey Naecker: w25257
Published: James Andreoni & Deniz Aydin & Blake Barton & B. Douglas Bernheim & Jeffrey Naecker, 2020. "When Fair Isn’t Fair: Understanding Choice Reversals Involving Social Preferences," Journal of Political Economy, vol 128(5), pages 1673-1711.
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| September 2018 | Peer Advice on Financial Decisions: A case of the blind leading the blind?
with Sandro Ambuehl, Fulya Ersoy, Donna Harris: w25034
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| July 2018 | Behavioral Public Economics
with Dmitry Taubinsky: w24828
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| October 2014 | A Method for Evaluating the Quality of Financial Decision Making, with an Application to Financial Education
with Sandro Ambuehl, Annamaria Lusardi: w20618
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| March 2014 | Predictability and Power in Legislative Bargaining
with S. Nageeb Ali, Xiaochen Fan: w20011
Published: S Nageeb Ali & B Douglas Bernheim & Xiaochen Fan, 2019. "Predictability and Power in Legislative Bargaining," The Review of Economic Studies, vol 86(2), pages 500-525. citation courtesy of 
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| Price Cutting and Business Stealing in Imperfect Cartels
with Erik Madsen: w19993
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Erik Madsen, 2017. "Price Cutting and Business Stealing in Imperfect Cartels," American Economic Review, vol 107(2), pages 387-424. citation courtesy of
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| August 2013 | Non-Choice Evaluations Predict Behavioral Responses to Changes in Economic Conditions
with Daniel Bjorkegren, Jeffrey Naecker, Antonio Rangel: w19269
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| Neural Activity Reveals Preferences Without Choices
with Alec Smith, Colin Camerer, Antonio Rangel: w19270
Published: Alec Smith & B. Douglas Bernheim & Colin F. Camerer & Antonio Rangel, 2014. "Neural Activity Reveals Preferences without Choices," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 6(2), pages 1-36, May. citation courtesy of
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| January 2013 | Poverty and Self-Control
with Debraj Ray, Sevin Yeltekin: w18742
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Debraj Ray & Şevin Yeltekin, 2015. "Poverty and Self‐Control," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 83(5), pages 1877-1911, 09. citation courtesy of
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| January 2012 | Do Consumers Exploit Precommitment Opportunities? Evidence from Natural Experiments Involving Liquor Consumption
with Jonathan Meer, Neva K. Novarro: w17762
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| November 2011 | The Welfare Economics of Default Options in 401(k) Plans
with Andrey Fradkin, Igor Popov: w17587
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Andrey Fradkin & Igor Popov, 2015. "The Welfare Economics of Default Options in 401(k) Plans," American Economic Review, vol 105(9), pages 2798-2837. citation courtesy of
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| November 2010 | Candidates, Character, and Corruption
with Navin Kartik: w16530
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Navin Kartik, 2014. "Candidates, Character, and Corruption," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 6(2), pages 205-46, May. citation courtesy of
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| December 2008 | Behavioral Welfare Economics
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Published:
- B. Douglas Bernheim, 2009. "Behavioral Welfare Economics," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 7(2-3), pages 267-319, 04-05. citation courtesy of
- B. Douglas Bernheim, 2010. "Behavioral welfare economics," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 57(2), pages 123-151, June. citation courtesy of
- B. Douglas Bernheim, 2010. "Behavioral welfare economics," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 57(1), pages 1-22, March.
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| April 2008 | On the Potential of Neuroeconomics: A Critical (but Hopeful) Appraisal
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Published: B. Douglas Bernheim, 2009.
"On the Potential of Neuroeconomics: A Critical (but Hopeful) Appraisal,"
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,
American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 1-41, August.
citation courtesy of
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| February 2008 | Do Real Estate Brokers Add Value When Listing Services Are Unbundled?
with Jonathan Meer: w13796
Published: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic Association International.- Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, ISSN 0095-2583, ZDB-ID 1911399. - Vol. 51.2013, 2, p. 1166-1182 citation courtesy of
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| January 2008 | Beyond Revealed Preference: Choice Theoretic Foundations for Behavioral Welfare Economics
with Antonio Rangel: w13737
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Antonio Rangel, 2009. "Beyond Revealed Preference: Choice-Theoretic Foundations for Behavioral Welfare Economics-super-," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 124(1), pages 51-104, February. citation courtesy of
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| August 2005 | Behavioral Public Economics: Welfare and Policy Analysis with Non-Standard Decision-Makers
with Antonio Rangel: w11518
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| November 2002 | Addiction and Cue-Conditioned Cognitive Processes
with Antonio Rangel: w9329
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| May 2002 | Democratic Policy Making with Real-Time Agenda Setting: Part 1
with Antonio Rangel, Luis Rayo: w8973
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| October 2001 | The Mismatch Between Life Insurance Holdings and Financial Vulnerabilities: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
with Katherine Grace Carman, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff: w8544
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, Katherine Grace Carman, Jagadeesh Gokhale and Laurence J. Kotlikoff. "Are Life Insurance Holdings Related To Financial Vulnerabilities?," Economic Inquiry, 2003, v41(4,Oct), 531-554.
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| June 2001 | Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?
with Robert J. Lemke, John Karl Scholz: w8333
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, Robert J. Lemke and John Karl Scholz. "Do Estate And Gift Taxes Affect The Timing Of Private Transfers?," Journal of Public Economics, 2004, v88(12,Dec), 2617-2634. citation courtesy of
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| July 2000 | Bequests as Signals: An Explanation for the Equal Division Puzzle
with Sergei Severinov: w7791
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas and Sergei Severinov. "Bequests As Signals: An Explanation For The Equal Division Puzzle," Journal of Political Economy, 2003, v111(4,Aug), 733-764. citation courtesy of
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| October 1999 | The Adequacy of Life Insurance: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
with Lorenzo Forni, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff: w7372
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, Lorenzo Forni, Jagadeesh Gokhale and Lawrence J. Kotlikoff. "The Mismatch Between Life Insurance Holdings And Financial Vulnerabilities: Evidence From The Health And Retirement Study," American Economic Review, 2003, v93(1,Mar), 354-365.
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| March 1999 | Taxation and Saving
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Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, 2002. "Taxation and saving," Handbook of Public Economics, in: A. J. Auerbach & M. Feldstein (ed.), Handbook of Public Economics, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 18, pages 1173-1249 Elsevier.
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| October 1997 | What Accounts for the Variation in Retirement Wealth Among U.S. Households?
with Jonathan Skinner, Steven Weinberg: w6227
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, Jonathan Skinner and Steven Weinberg. "What Accounts For The Variation In Retirement Wealth Among U.S. Households?," American Economic Review, 2001, v91(4,Sep), 832-857. citation courtesy of
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| July 1997 | Education and Saving: The Long-Term Effects of High School Financial Curriculum Mandates
with Daniel M. Garrett, Dean M. Maki: w6085
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas & Garrett, Daniel M. & Maki, Dean M., 2001. "Education and saving:: The long-term effects of high school financial curriculum mandates," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(3), pages 435-465, June. citation courtesy of
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| July 1996 | The Effects of Financial Education in the Workplace: Evidence from a Survey of Employers
with Patrick J. Bayer, John Karl Scholz: w5655
Published: Patrick J. Bayer & B. Douglas Bernheim & John Karl Scholz, 2009.
"The Effects Of Financial Education In The Workplace: Evidence From A Survey Of Employers,"
Economic Inquiry,
Western Economic Association International, vol. 47(4), pages 605-624, October.
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| Exclusive Dealing
with Michael D. Whinston: w5666
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas and Michael D. Whinston. "Exclusive Dealing," Journal of Political Economy, 1998, v106(1,Feb), 64-103. citation courtesy of
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| The Determinants and Consequences of Financial Education in the Workplace: Evidence from a Survey of Households
with Daniel M. Garrett: w5667
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas and Daniel M. Garrett. "The Effects Of Financial Education In The Workplace: Evidence From A Survey Of Households," Journal of Public Economics, 2003, v87(7-8,Aug), 1487-1519.
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| Optimal Money Burning: Theory and Application to Corporate Dividend Policy
with Lee Redding: w5682
Published: B. Douglas Bernheim & Lee S. Redding, 2001. "Optimal Money Burning: Theory and Application to Corporate Dividends," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 10(4), pages 463-507, December.
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| January 1993 | Private Saving and Public Policy
with John Karl Scholz
in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 7, James M. Poterba, editor
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| December 1992 | A Tax-Based Test of the Dividend Signaling Hypothesis
with Adam Wantz: w4244
Published: American Economic Review 85(3), june 1995, 532-551. citation courtesy of
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| November 1992 | Private Saving and Public Policy
with John Karl Scholz: w4215
Published: Tax Policy and the Economy, Edited by James Poterba Volume 7, MIT Press (May 1993): 73-110.
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| September 1992 | Conspicuous Consumption, Pure Profits, and the Luxury Tax
with Laurie Simon Bagwell: w4163
Published: American Economic Review, vol. 86, no. 3, pp. 349-373, June 1996.
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| January 1991 | Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgments
with John B. Shoven
in National Saving and Economic Performance, B. Douglas Bernheim and John B. Shoven, editors
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| Introduction to "National Saving and Economic Performance"
with John B. Shoven
in National Saving and Economic Performance, B. Douglas Bernheim and John B. Shoven, editors
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| Consumption Taxation in a General Equilibrium Model: How Reliable are Simulation Results?
with John Karl Scholz, John B. Shoven
in National Saving and Economic Performance, B. Douglas Bernheim and John B. Shoven, editors
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| List of Contributors, Indices
with John B. Shoven
in National Saving and Economic Performance, B. Douglas Bernheim and John B. Shoven, editors
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| September 1990 | Tax Policy and the Dividend Puzzle
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Published: Rand Journal of Economics, Volume 22, No. 4, pp. 455-476, Winter 1991. citation courtesy of
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| January 1990 | How Do the Elderly Form Expectations? An Analysis of Responses to New Information
in Issues in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| April 1989 | How Strong are Bequest Motives? Evidence Based on Estimates of the Demand for Life Insurance and Annuities
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Published: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 99, No. 5, pp. 899-927, (October) 1991. citation courtesy of
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| 1989 | Incentive Effects of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 3, Lawrence H. Summers, editor
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| The Timing of Retirement: A Comparison of Expectations and Realizations
in The Economics of Aging, David A. Wise, editor
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| September 1988 | How Do the Elderly Form Expectations? An Analysis of Responses to New Information
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| June 1988 | Fiscal Policy With Impure Intergenerational Altruism
with Andrew B. Abel: w2613
Published: Econometrica, Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 1687-1711, (November 1991). citation courtesy of
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| 1988 | Pension Funding and Saving
with John B. Shoven
in Pensions in the U.S. Economy, Zvi Bodie, John B. Shoven, and David A. Wise, editors
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| Budget Deficits and the Balance of Trade
in Tax Policy and the Economy: Volume 2, Lawrence H. Summers, editor
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| July 1987 | Ricardian Equivalence: An Evaluation of Theory and Evidence
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Published: Reprinted in Lakis C. Kaounides and Geoffrey E. Wood (eds.) Debt and Deficits, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd: London, 1992
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| June 1987 | Intergenerational Altruism and Social Welfare: A Critique of the Dynastic Model
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Published: "Intergenerational Altruism, Dynastic Equilibria, and Social Welfare." Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 56, pp. 118-128, January 1989.
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| The Timing of Retirement: A Comparison of Expectations and Realizations
w2291
Published: The Economics of Aging, (ed) David Wise, pp. 335-355, University of Chicago Press, March 1990.
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| May 1987 | Social Security Benefits: An Empirical Study of Expectations and Realizations
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Published:
- Issues in Contemporary Retirement, (eds) R. Ricardo, Campbell, E. Lazaer, Hoover Institution Press: Palo Alto, 1988.
- Bernheim, B. Douglas and Lawrence Levin. "Social Security And Personal Saving: An Analysis Of Expectations," American Economic Review, 1989, v79(2), 97-102.
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| 1987 | Does the Estate Tax Raise Revenue?
in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, Lawrence H. Summers, editor
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| Ricardian Equivalence: An Evaluation of Theory and Evidence
in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1987, Volume 2, Stanley Fischer, editor
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| Dissaving after Retirement: Testing the Pure Life Cycle Hypothesis
in Issues in Pension Economics, Zvi Bodie, John B. Shoven, and David A. Wise, editors
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| December 1986 | Is Everything Neutral?
with Kyle Bagwell: w2086
Published:
- Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 96, No. 2, pp. 308-338, (April 1988). Reprinted in K.D. Hoover (ed.) the New Classical Macroeconomics, Edward citation courtesy of
- Elger Publishing Ltd: London, 1992
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| Does the Estate Tax Raise Revenue?
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Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas. "Does the Estate Tax Raise Revenue?" Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 1, pp. 113-138. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1987.
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| Comparable Worth in a General Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Economy
with Perry C. Beider, Victor R. Fuchs, John B. Shoven: w2090
Published: Beider, Perry C., B. Douglas Bernheim, Victor R. Fuchs and John B. Shoven."Comparable Worth in a General Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Economy," Research in Labor Economics, 1988. Vol.9, pp1-52, Ronald C. Ehrenberg, editor JAI Press, Greenwich, Ct.
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| May 1985 | Pension Funding and Saving
with John B. Shoven: w1622
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas and John B. Shoven. "Pension Funding and Saving," Pensions in the U.S. Economy, ed. Z. Bodie, J. Shoven, D. Wise. Chicago: UCP, 1988.
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| December 1984 | Life Cycle Annuity Valuation
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Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas. "The Economic Effects of Social Security: Toward a Reconciliation of Theory and Measurement," Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 273-304, 1987.
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| July 1984 | Dissaving After Retirement: Testing the Pure Life Cycle Hypothesis
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Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas. "Dissaving After Retirement: Testing the Pure Life Cycle Hypothesis," Issues in Pension Economics, ed. by Z. Bodie, J.B. Shoven, D.A. Wise, Chicago: UCP, 1987.
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| March 1984 | Bequests as a Means of Payment
with Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers: w1303
Published: Bernheim, B. Douglas, Andrei Shleifer and Lawrence H. Summers, "The Strategic Bequest Motive," Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 93, No. 6, (December 1985), pp. 1045-1076.
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